County population in 2016: 16,775 (24% urban, 76% rural); it was 18,419 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,452 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,190 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,875 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,724 (it was 1,402 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
33%
Land area: 566 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 30 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Brunswick County: 85.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.9%), Manufacturing (15.8%), Educational, health and social services (15.2%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $40,012 ($31,288 in 1999)
This county:
$40,012
Virginia:
$68,114
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $479 (lower quartile is $348, upper quartile is $593)
This county:
$479
State:
$981
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $115,952 (it was $66,300 in 2000)
Brunswick:
$115,952
Virginia:
$264,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,517 - $190,226 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,026 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $392
Institutionalized population: 1,847
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 2
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 63
Thefts: 116
Auto thefts: 20
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 71
Thefts: 143
Auto thefts: 33
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $608 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $500 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 21.0%
Brunswick County:
21.0%
Virginia:
11.0%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.0% for Black residents, 72.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 51.3% for other race residents, 39.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.1 years old
(Males: 41.5 years old, Females: 47.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.9 years old, Black residents: 41.1 years old, Asian residents: 19.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.2 years old, Other race residents: 27.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brunswick County is $428 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $499 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Current college students: 908 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 335 (36.9% naturalized citizens)
Brunswick County:
2.0%
Whole state:
12.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 166
2000 to 2009: 30
1990 to 1999: 78
1980 to 1989: 26
1970 to 1979: 4
Before 1970: 0
Note: State values scaled to Brunswick County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,588
One, attached: 104
Two: 39
3 or 4: 67
5 to 9: 143
10 to 19: 20
20 to 49: 24
50 or more: 43
Mobile homes: 2,233
Housing units in Brunswick County with a mortgage: 2,350 (33 second mortgage, 161 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,084
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
69.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Brunswick County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
4,068
19
Mainline Protestant
2,637
27
Black Protestant
467
8
Catholic
185
1
Other
161
1
None
9,916
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Brunswick County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Brunswick County:
1.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:
2.83 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
Brunswick County:
8.48 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:
4.52 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Brunswick County:
11.7%
Virginia:
9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Brunswick County:
31.2%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
25.1%
State:
18.6%
Agriculture in Brunswick County:
Average size of farms: 237 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $37,935 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $407.17 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.02% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.80% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35,777 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.84% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.20% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,071 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.79% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.09 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.62% Corn for grain: 576 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 865 harvested acres Upland cotton: 477 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 4340 harvested acres Vegetables: 12 harvested acres Land in orchards: 11 acres
Earthquake activity:
Brunswick County-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.2 miles away from Brunswick County center On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.7 miles away from the county center On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from the county center On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 68.2 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 348.5 miles away from Brunswick County center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 354.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4024: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4024, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1491: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1491, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Virginia Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 13, 1999 to September 26, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1293: September 18, 1999, FEMA Id: 1293, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1135: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
Virginia Ice Storm, Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 1994 to February 12, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1014: March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1014, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Flood
Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 14, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3112: March 25, 1993, FEMA Id: 3112, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Brunswick County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Droughts: 2, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (31%)
Mexico (24%)
Haiti (6%)
Canada (5%)
El Salvador (5%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (4%)
Turkey (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brunswick County (%):
American (12%)
English (6%)
African (3%)
Irish (2%)
German (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,597 (80.0%)
Carpooled: 416 (9.3%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 189 (4.2%)
Walked: 112 (2.5%)
Worked at home: 189 (4.2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Brunswick County, Virginia in 2000:
1,571 people in state prisons
871 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
354 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
86 people in nursing homes
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
People in group quarters in Brunswick County, Virginia in 2010:
1,583 people in federal detention centers
323 people in college/university student housing
132 people in state prisons
85 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
47 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
12 people in group homes intended for adults
2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $39,839.
4.95% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,851 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.95%
Virginia average:
9.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.64% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($21,613 average AGI)
1.31% relocated from other states ($11,242 average AGI)
Brunswick County:
1.31%
Virginia average:
3.74%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.95% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,673 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.95%
Virginia average:
9.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.35% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,092 average AGI)
1.60% relocated to other states ($9,578 average AGI)
Brunswick County:
1.60%
Virginia average:
3.60%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Births per 1000 population in Brunswick County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Brunswick County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Brunswick County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brunswick County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brunswick County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,353 (2,617 aged, 736 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 271 (8%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (209)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (172)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (164)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (150)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (143)
Sequelae of other and unspecified cerebrovascular diseases (60)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 999 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 988 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 6 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 28
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,775
In family households: 12,247 (1,750 male householders, 2,239 female householders)
2,532 spouses, 3,915 children (3,642 natural, 92 adopted, 180 stepchildren), 633 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 314 parents, 381 other relatives, 433 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,494 (1,107 male householders (962 living alone)), 1,129 female householders (1,056 living alone)), 252 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,009
Size of family households: 1,848 2-persons, 935 3-persons, 791 4-persons, 259 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.
979 married couples with children.
1,329 single-parent households (232 men, 1,097 women).
95.4% of residents of Brunswick speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (16% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $103,453,000 ($5,686 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,323,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,537,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,908,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $914,000 Federal grants: $22,202,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,062,000 ($367,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,830,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,937,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,407,000 Federal Government insurance: $7,519,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 993
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,091
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
40 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +71
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -425
Here:
-24 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Brunswick County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 19.40 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 99
2010 to 2013: 259
2000 to 2009: 1,372
1990 to 1999: 1,506
1980 to 1989: 921
1970 to 1979: 1,249
1960 to 1969: 881
1950 to 1959: 653
1940 to 1949: 517
1939 or earlier: 777
Note: State values scaled to Brunswick population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Brunswick County, Virginia
Note: State values scaled to Brunswick County population
no vehicle: 237
1 vehicle: 981
2 vehicles: 1,537
3 vehicles: 971
4 vehicles: 468
5+ vehicles: 201
no vehicle: 332
1 vehicle: 639
2 vehicles: 533
3 vehicles: 185
4 vehicles: 77
5+ vehicles: 49
88% of Brunswick County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Virginia.
Brunswick County:
88.4%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,880
Other state: 3,422
Northeast: 845
Midwest: 376
South: 2,063
West: 123
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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